Kannammoola

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| name = Kannammoola
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| population_total = 4232
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 695011
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'''Kannammoola''' is an urban neighborhood of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The [[Aakkulam]] lake that forms a part of the [[Kerala backwaters]] is situated in Kannammoola.

Kannammoola was the birthplace of [[Chattampi Swamikal]], who is considered to be one of the greatest religious scholars and reformer of Kerala. The mortal remains of [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]], who had committed suicide to avoid capture when surrounded by the soldiers of the new Dalawa, were gibbetted by the British at Kannammoola.

[[Trivandrum International Airport]] is located nearby and the closest railway stations are [[Pettah, Thiruvananthapuram|Pettah]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]].

==Geography==
Kannammoola is on the banks of the [[Aakkulam]] Lake. The Amayizhanjan canal, which flows through Kannammoola, forms the lake. Three bridges cross the canal in Kannamoola: the Kakkodu Bridge, the Nellikhuzu Bridge, and the Kannamoola Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/dec/10/amayizhanjan-canal-a-sorry-state-of-affairs-224018.html|title=Amayizhanjan canal, a sorry state of affairs}}</ref>

==History==
The suburb was initially owned by a [[Nambudiri|Namboothiri]] family called Kolloor Athiyara Mathom. It was a stronghold for [[Nair]] families before it became a metropolitan suburb.

In 1809, the British sentenced [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]], a former [[Dewan]] of [[Travancore]] and freedom fighter, to be executed in Kannammoola. However, Dalawa committed suicide at the [[Mannadi|Mannadi Temple]] before being arrested.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mp/malayalam/copy/prdkerala.org/keralaprofile.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080119001321/http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mp/malayalam/copy/prdkerala.org/keralaprofile.htm |archive-date=2008-01-19 }} Dalawa's death is mentioned in the section "Post Chera Period"</ref> The British brought his body to the west end of a [[Karnavar|Karanavar's]] property, and Dalawa was hung on a post on a hill in Kannammoola; the hill was renamed Dalawa Kunnu ({{Translation|"Dalawa's Hill"}}'')''.

==Notable residents==
[[Chattampi Swamikal]], one of the scholar-saints of [[Kerala]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20120428183342/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=No+memorial+yet&artid=5Duijj0pYaI=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts&SEO= News about Chattampi Swamikal Memorial]</ref> was born in of Kannamoola on August 25, 1853. Earlier called Kunjan Pillai, he was a social reformer and a contemporary of [[Narayana Guru]]. Swamikal fought against the rigid [[caste system]] and social vices and challenged the prevalent value system. In his book ''Pracheena Malayalam'', Swamikal argues that the evil of caste and the superiority claims of the [[Brahmin|Brahmins]] are without any logic. He severely criticized the Brahmin domination of that period. He wrote several books on religion and spirituality. Swamikal's meeting with [[Swami Vivekananda]] in 1892 was instrumental in bringing about social change in a caste-ridden society. Swamikal entered [[Samadhi]] at [[Panmana]], {{Convert|18|km|mi}} north of [[Kollam]], in 1924.
==Transportation==
Kannammoola is connected by private and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses. The nearest major railway station is [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]. {{convert|2|km|spell=}} away is [[Pettah, Thiruvananthapuram|Pettah]], a smaller railway station. The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum Airport|Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kannammoola-51605.htm About Kannammoola]

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